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EE WAS CLIMBING A RAIL CAR LADDER AND FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE LADDER. HE FELL 10-12 FT AND LANDED ON HIS HEELS FIRST AND THEN HIS BACK. HE THENGOT UP AND WALKED ABOUT 100 FT TO THE SHOP AREA FOR HELP.
EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST AND WHILE BEING LOWERED TO THE GROUND, THE PALLETS ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING HUNG ON A GUARD AND TILTED THE PALLETS TO ONE SIDE CAUSING HIM TO FAL L APPROX 6 - 8 FEET ONTO A STACK OF PALLETS ON HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLEANING UP AND WENT TO DUMP TRASH CONTAINER. HE STOPPED FORK LIFT SHORT OF A DROP IN PAVEMENT AND EMPTIED CONTAINER. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE FORK LIFT AND STARTED TO BACK UP, THE FORK LIFT ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE DROP OFF. HE HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE LIFT SWUNG SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND PINNED HIS ARM BETWEEN A SUPPORT BEAM AND THE LIFT ROLL CAGE.
EE WAS SQUATTING DOWN WELDING ON A SCREEN FRAME AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD. HE LANDED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND JAMMED IN THE DECKING GRID, RESULTING IN A BROKEN THUMB.
EE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE ON AIR COMPRESSOR. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE DECK-WORK HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK ON THE DECK.